Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
Aug 21, 2017
Full-scale development of a new Taiwanese fighter could probably begin in early to mid-2020s. Taiwan has 343 front-line fighters that will need replacing.
Aug 17, 2017
Traditionally France uses expeditionary forces, while Germany stresses a defensive role and interoperability with NATO.
Aug 16, 2017
Recent Thai acquisitions are evidently part of a 10-year military modernization plan lifting defense spending to 2% of GDP.
Aug 11, 2017
The next step for the service’s light-attack capability? Probably a combat trial.
Aug 09, 2017
UK Royal Air Force sees new training fleet as opportunity to increase pilot throughput.
Apr 18, 2022
A potential order for five electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft by the U.S. Air Force in fiscal 2023 may not register on lists of the largest customers for the flying taxi industry, but could still have a major impact on the experimental technology.
Apr 18, 2022
Russia has suffered heavy helicopter losses in Ukraine.
Apr 18, 2022
The U.S. Air Force’s planned uncrewed wingmen for the B-21 bomber and the next-generation fighter need to be able to adapt with modular payloads based on changing threats, the top U.S. Air Force officer says.
Apr 17, 2022
Operations with the Soviet-era combat aircraft ended on April 15 over concerns about “aviation events and accidents."
Apr 15, 2022
A four-decade-old Boeing 747-200 simulator that was headed for disposal has been refurbished to train the U.S. Air Force’s Doomsday plane pilots as part of an effort to increase the overall readiness of the four-plane E-4B Nightwatch fleet.
Apr 14, 2022
Ukraine has added “heavy drones” made by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. to an urgent shopping list of advanced weapons to fight against Russian invaders.
Apr 14, 2022
The U.S. State Department has approved a potential sale of 12 Bell AH-1Z attack helicopters to Nigeria worth an estimated $997 million.
Apr 14, 2022
As the service looks to cut KC-10s and KC-135s, it is expressing more confidence in the KC-46 despite continued deficiencies in its development.